WTL
Fewer than 5 people recommend it so far, so there's no written verdict. Here is what commenters said.
3recommend
0warn against
Mar 22, 2026first mention
Mar 22, 2026latest mention
Why people recommend it
“I use WTL with modern C++”
30 year old Windows programmeron “Windows native app development is a mess”
“WTL delivers very small and efficient code, very close in size and speed to SDK programs”
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“It took out the unpleasantness of working directly on Win32 API”
Caveats and dissent
No one in these comments warned against it.
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Threads where it came up
- Windows native app development is a mess 4 mentions
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All comments 4
“I use WTL with modern C++”
“WTL delivers very small and efficient code, very close in size and speed to SDK programs”
“It took out the unpleasantness of working directly on Win32 API”
“It seemed way less bloated than MFC, but not as annoying to use as ATL or rawdogging Win32 APIs.”